It's the second quake to hit the Kuril Islands this year.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Isles on January 1. The
Islands were also hit with two earthquakes in November 2012, which
measured magnitudes of 6.8 and 5.3.

The Kuril Islands are located 90 kilometers (56 miles) from
Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia. Tokyo is located 2,204 kilometers (1,369
miles) away from the Isles.

The population of the Islands is around 19,000 people, and the
total land area is about 15,600 square kilometers (6,000 square
miles).